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18 wrz 2020 · And that’s no mean feat, given the many centuries of English history that have been adorned with authors who have placed England as the leading literary nation in the world. So, in no particular order, here is our pick of the ten most famous English authors of all time: Jane Austen 1775 – 1817
- Geoffrey Chaucer
Home; Resources. Shakespeare Biography; Shakespeare Facts;...
- John Milton
His most famous poem, the epic Paradise Lost is a high point...
- Harold Pinter
Pinter wrote twenty-nine plays and several sketches and he...
- Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens 1812-1870. Charles Dickens was an...
- William Blake
Songs of Innocence reveals a world of childhood innocence,...
- Jane Austen
Jane Austen 1775 – 1817. The Jane Austen Centre’s website...
- George Eliot
George Eliot 1819-1880. George Eliot was the pen name of...
- The 20 Most Influential Works of Fiction
Every English child grows up with strong images of King...
- Geoffrey Chaucer
List of famous British writers with their biographies that include trivia, interesting facts, timeline and life history.
The best authors who were born and/or lived in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. Add each author only once.
7 gru 2015 · This list includes no nonfiction, no plays, no narrative or epic poems (no Paradise Lost or Beowulf), no short story collections (no Morte D’Arthur) – novels only, by British authors (which ...
Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice was runner-up in a 2003 poll to find Britain’s best-loved book. The author of such literary classics as Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility has a deserving place among Britain’s most famous writers.
All the books on the list "The 100 Greatest British Novels" from BBC. BBC Culture polled book critics outside the UK, to give an outsider’s perspective on the best in British literature.
28 paź 2016 · From the romances of Jane Austen to the political criticism of George Orwell here is an essential guide to Britains most famous writers.
